Makeover to restore original building features is to customers' taste

CUSTOMERS of a Nottingham teahouse will have noticed a few changes since it reopened following a revamp in February.

Frances Russell, 28, owner of the White Rabbit Teahouse, spent about £4,000 removing a suspended ceiling, plastering, and installing lighting at the flagship branch of her teahouse chain in Hounds Gate – she owns a second shop in Bridlesmith Walk.

"We had to close for three weeks, but it has been worth it," Miss Russell said.

"I didn't want it to look too different. Customers were worried about it closing and having a revamp, but we haven't changed it too much.

"We've brought the building back to how it would have originally looked, and the reaction from customers has been really good."

The teahouse is usually closed on Sundays, but it's opening for a special Mother's Day offer on March 30 and bookings are now being taken.

Customer Hattie Kerrs, 29, of Mapperley Park, said: "It looks much nicer than it did before the revamp."